Solvent induced symmetry breaking and relaxation following charge transfer to solvent excitation of Na- in tetrahydrofuran

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 107, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 3009-3016

  Wang, Zhaohui ^a   Shoshana, Ofir ^a   Hou, Bixue ^a   Ruhman, Sanford ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLVENT EXCITATION;

ANISOTROPY; CHARGE TRANSFER; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SODIUM;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 0038516656     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp014331p     Document Type: Article

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